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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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